This volume reexamines the community college's functional missions in the context of both long-established and emerging societal missions. Written for college leaders, scholars, and policymakers, Community College Missions in the 21st Century addresses the most pressing questions concerning community colleges, including:
Is the societal mission of a community college to provide postsecondary education to students who might not otherwise obtain it, or to be responsive to the needs of local communities, including business and industry?
Should its dominant...
This volume reexamines the community college's functional missions in the context of both long-established and emerging societal missions. Written for...
After first appearing in 1979 in Tennessee, performance funding for higher education went on to be adopted by another 26 states. This monograph reviews research on a multitude of states to address these questions: - What impacts does performance funding have on institutional practices and, ultimately, student outcomes? - What obstacles and unintended effects do performance funding encounter? This monograph finds considerable impacts on institutional practices, weak impacts on student outcomes, substantial obstacles, and sizable unintended impacts. Given this, the...
After first appearing in 1979 in Tennessee, performance funding for higher education went on to be adopted by another 26 states. This monograph rev...
